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Police confirm 62-year-old Saanich woman was likely in crosswalk when struck

Witnesses still sought for SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 fatal MVI in Gordon Head
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Saanich police say to stay away from Tyndall Avenue and Kenmore Road in Saanich after a pedestrian was struck Saturday morning. (Keri Coles/B次元官网网址 Staff)

Saanich Police still seek witnesses for the Saturday morning incident that killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Tyndall Avenue and Kenmore Road around 8:30 a.m.

The pedestrian, a 62-year-old Gordon Head resident, was crossing Tyndall Avenue when she was struck by the driver of a minivan travelling southbound. She was pronounced dead as of 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning after two days in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

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On Monday it was revealed that she is believed to have been in the crosswalk at the time she was hit, said Saanich Police Sgt. Julie Fast.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 scary, it was scary to be driving home on Saturday morning and come across all the police presence and the road blocked off,B次元官网网址 said Gordon Head resident Rishi Sharma, who is a member of Fix Ash Road Now. One of the groupB次元官网网址檚 main concerns is adding a four-way intersection to Tyndall at Ash Road.

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Sharma travels on Tyndall every morning to the gym and is back home before breakfast. Then, heB次元官网网址檚 back on Tyndall at night to drop his daughter at soccer practice.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 know what happened in this situation, but the immediate concern is, B次元官网网址極h no, maybe another person is hit, is it a child,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址 Sharma said. B次元官网网址淩egardless I think there needs to be a continued awareness campaign to slow down in Gordon Head. People continue to drive too fast in the neighbourhood.B次元官网网址

The driver of the minivan remained at the scene on Saturday and has been fully co-operating with investigators.

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If you witnessed the crash or have any information that may assist investigators, please call the Saanich Police at 250-475-4321.

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